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Monday, January 31, 2011
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Downtown Raleigh Profile: Tyler Jones, pastor, Vintage21 church - Triangle Business Journal:
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Today, the congregation has blossomesd into 700 to 800 members who meet in what waspreviously Jillian’s nightclub. “We rente the space from , and we moved in August says Jones, who lives downtown with his Kimberly, and two young daughters. Vintage21’s congregation is a relativelyyounbg one. “We have a good number of college studentsfrom UNC-Chape l Hill, Duke, N.C. Meredith, and we have a lot of folks intheit mid-20s and 30s, most of whom work in the downtow area and live on Hargett Street or Glenwoodr South. We’re starting to get a lot of young families and more peoplse coming fromthe suburbs, especially as downtownn Raleigh changes,” Jones says.
Like his churcu which began with what Jones describesas “hardf core” downtown people, Raleigh has changedc and grown over the past few years. “Thered is a whole renovation goingon downtown, not only on a food levepl but a cultural level,” Jonesd says. “The art scene and the music scene isreallt growing. If you look at bar at midnightf ona Thursday, it’sw slammed now. It wasn’t like that thred years ago. We went to Raleigg Wide Open, and it was like the Stated Fair – it was that same kind of excitement.” Jones says downtown has been transformed in the pastfew years.
I think (people living in) the suburbx are starting to pour in on the and they are easier to draw in becausw more things are Jones enjoys living downtownb because of the diverse neighborhood his family has founde onHargett Street. “We’re thrilled to raisee our daughters in such adiversse place,” says Jones. “It’s diverse economicallt and racially, and it’s a real The Jones family moved to Hargett Street aboutra year-and-a-half ago. “It was always our goal to have a he says. “We got it. Our houses was built in 1918.” His two ages 4 and 2, attend preschool downtown.
And unlikew when they lived in the Tyler and Kimberly knowtheir neighbors. “When we were in the people would get home from work and pull in theif garage and closethe door,” Jonex says. “Here, if you go out on the frontf porch, people will talk to you and the kids come over to We also haveage diversity. If we have a we have 2-year-olds and
Today, the congregation has blossomesd into 700 to 800 members who meet in what waspreviously Jillian’s nightclub. “We rente the space from , and we moved in August says Jones, who lives downtown with his Kimberly, and two young daughters. Vintage21’s congregation is a relativelyyounbg one. “We have a good number of college studentsfrom UNC-Chape l Hill, Duke, N.C. Meredith, and we have a lot of folks intheit mid-20s and 30s, most of whom work in the downtow area and live on Hargett Street or Glenwoodr South. We’re starting to get a lot of young families and more peoplse coming fromthe suburbs, especially as downtownn Raleigh changes,” Jones says.
Like his churcu which began with what Jones describesas “hardf core” downtown people, Raleigh has changedc and grown over the past few years. “Thered is a whole renovation goingon downtown, not only on a food levepl but a cultural level,” Jonesd says. “The art scene and the music scene isreallt growing. If you look at bar at midnightf ona Thursday, it’sw slammed now. It wasn’t like that thred years ago. We went to Raleigg Wide Open, and it was like the Stated Fair – it was that same kind of excitement.” Jones says downtown has been transformed in the pastfew years.
I think (people living in) the suburbx are starting to pour in on the and they are easier to draw in becausw more things are Jones enjoys living downtownb because of the diverse neighborhood his family has founde onHargett Street. “We’re thrilled to raisee our daughters in such adiversse place,” says Jones. “It’s diverse economicallt and racially, and it’s a real The Jones family moved to Hargett Street aboutra year-and-a-half ago. “It was always our goal to have a he says. “We got it. Our houses was built in 1918.” His two ages 4 and 2, attend preschool downtown.
And unlikew when they lived in the Tyler and Kimberly knowtheir neighbors. “When we were in the people would get home from work and pull in theif garage and closethe door,” Jonex says. “Here, if you go out on the frontf porch, people will talk to you and the kids come over to We also haveage diversity. If we have a we have 2-year-olds and
Monday, January 24, 2011
Thousands of Tampa Bay homes could be without TV Friday - Boston Business Journal:
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percent of households in the Tampa Bay area will go Although that represents morethan 28,000 households in the region, it’z still well ahead of the national average of 2.5 percent. That means 2.8 millio households could be without television signall by the weekend unless they purchase digitalktelevision sets, connect to cable or or purchase a converter box, according to The digitapl transition was supposed to happenh in February, but federal officialsz delayed that move for three months after millions of homea would lose television. During those thred months the number of homes completely unreadyy for the transition was cut in halffrom 5.
8 “Given the importance that television plays in the day-to-dayg life of most people, we expect that most of the remaininyg unready homes will take the necessary steps to get readyu once the stations make the final switc to digital transmission,” said Sara Erichson, presidentg of media client services for Nielsen, in a Congress created the digital switch in 2005 as a way to free up analoy spectrum for cellular phonwe companies and others that coulde use signal that has been in use by television stationd for decades. Nielsen based its data on its Nationa l People Meter panel as well as locaometered panels.
The Tampa-Sarasota television market also cut its number of unreadty homes in halffrom 3.28 percenft in February to 1.55 percenyt in June. However, much of that drop happened througu April. In Florida, the Fort Myers-Naples markeyt has the best percentage of prepare d households with less than 1 percent completelh unready for the digital representing fewerthan 5,000 homes. The Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbournwe market has 1.45 percent of its householdw completely unready, representing more than 21,200 homes. The biggest problem area statewidre remainsin Miami-Fort Lauderdale where 2.81 percent, or 43,468 homes, are completely unreadh for the digital transition on Friday.
Albuquerque-Santa Fe has the worst percentagde of unready householdsat 7.58 percent. Los Angeles has the most number ofhouseholds unready, standing currently at 252,180.
percent of households in the Tampa Bay area will go Although that represents morethan 28,000 households in the region, it’z still well ahead of the national average of 2.5 percent. That means 2.8 millio households could be without television signall by the weekend unless they purchase digitalktelevision sets, connect to cable or or purchase a converter box, according to The digitapl transition was supposed to happenh in February, but federal officialsz delayed that move for three months after millions of homea would lose television. During those thred months the number of homes completely unreadyy for the transition was cut in halffrom 5.
8 “Given the importance that television plays in the day-to-dayg life of most people, we expect that most of the remaininyg unready homes will take the necessary steps to get readyu once the stations make the final switc to digital transmission,” said Sara Erichson, presidentg of media client services for Nielsen, in a Congress created the digital switch in 2005 as a way to free up analoy spectrum for cellular phonwe companies and others that coulde use signal that has been in use by television stationd for decades. Nielsen based its data on its Nationa l People Meter panel as well as locaometered panels.
The Tampa-Sarasota television market also cut its number of unreadty homes in halffrom 3.28 percenft in February to 1.55 percenyt in June. However, much of that drop happened througu April. In Florida, the Fort Myers-Naples markeyt has the best percentage of prepare d households with less than 1 percent completelh unready for the digital representing fewerthan 5,000 homes. The Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbournwe market has 1.45 percent of its householdw completely unready, representing more than 21,200 homes. The biggest problem area statewidre remainsin Miami-Fort Lauderdale where 2.81 percent, or 43,468 homes, are completely unreadh for the digital transition on Friday.
Albuquerque-Santa Fe has the worst percentagde of unready householdsat 7.58 percent. Los Angeles has the most number ofhouseholds unready, standing currently at 252,180.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Briefs: Broncos finally top Zags - San Jose Mercury News
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Black & Veatch completes purchase of world HQ building - Charlotte Business Journal:
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After considering about 40 alternate area sites durinya two-year real estate analysis, Black & Veatch said Marcbh 23 that it would keep its growing headquartera operation at 11401 Lamar Ave., whicg it has occupied since its original construction in 1976. Black & Veatch bought the which was expandedto 600,000 square feet in 1996 and is the largesf office building in Kansas, from Chicago-based . A consortiuj of local banks led by financedthe transaction, which eventually is expected to result in more than 1,000 new jobs for Overlansd Park.
The area’s 12th-largest private-sector Black & Veatch employ 3,800 at five area offices, including more than 2,300 at the Lamafr Avenue headquarters. After the building is by roughly 2015, it will accommodate a work force of morethan 3,400. “Blacjk & Veatch’s decision to expandr in Kansas is a testament toour state’s strong businessd climate,” Gov. Mark Parkinson said in a Thursday release. “Kansas is known for its safe great schools and highly educatedwork force. We’re so glad to have a globaol leader likeBlack & Veatch make Kansas the home of its worlr headquarters.
” To retain Black & Veatch, Kansas offeredd an impact grant worth $25 millio n for training and capital investment. The money will come from withholdingv taxes paid by employeese atthe headquarters. Overland Park committesd to a 10-year, 75 percent property tax abatement — the largesyt percentage abated incity history. “The combined supporrt of the state of Kansas and the city of Overlaned Park were instrumental in reaching this Len Rodman, Black & Veatch CEO, said in the release.
“With the completiobn of this purchase, we can now begin to implement at our worlrd headquarters the same types of innovatived and sustainable solutions we provide every day for our The new world headquartera will include asolar courtyard, solafr canopy, bio garden and innovation pavilion. It also will have extensivr work space, common area, facility and energy-management landscaping enhancements; and rainwater-reuse systems and stormwater run-off management. When completed, the buildingv will be certified via the Leadershipo in Energy andEnvironmental Design, or program of the .
“Bringing these innovativwe and futuristic enhancements to an older facility tomeet tomorrow’es design standards presents a large technical but is the most sustainable solutio for the area,” Rodman said in the release. “It’s a challenge our professionalw relish and take tremendous pride The company has pilotede many of the potentiak design concepts at its more than 100 globalo offices and will draw onits LEED-certified expertzs and architecture, engineering and construction talent for the headquartersx expansion project. Black & Veatch ranks No. 1 on the Kansas City BusinesasJournal ’s list of area engineerinvg firms. The $3.
2 billion companyg is one of the world’s largest consulting and construction
After considering about 40 alternate area sites durinya two-year real estate analysis, Black & Veatch said Marcbh 23 that it would keep its growing headquartera operation at 11401 Lamar Ave., whicg it has occupied since its original construction in 1976. Black & Veatch bought the which was expandedto 600,000 square feet in 1996 and is the largesf office building in Kansas, from Chicago-based . A consortiuj of local banks led by financedthe transaction, which eventually is expected to result in more than 1,000 new jobs for Overlansd Park.
The area’s 12th-largest private-sector Black & Veatch employ 3,800 at five area offices, including more than 2,300 at the Lamafr Avenue headquarters. After the building is by roughly 2015, it will accommodate a work force of morethan 3,400. “Blacjk & Veatch’s decision to expandr in Kansas is a testament toour state’s strong businessd climate,” Gov. Mark Parkinson said in a Thursday release. “Kansas is known for its safe great schools and highly educatedwork force. We’re so glad to have a globaol leader likeBlack & Veatch make Kansas the home of its worlr headquarters.
” To retain Black & Veatch, Kansas offeredd an impact grant worth $25 millio n for training and capital investment. The money will come from withholdingv taxes paid by employeese atthe headquarters. Overland Park committesd to a 10-year, 75 percent property tax abatement — the largesyt percentage abated incity history. “The combined supporrt of the state of Kansas and the city of Overlaned Park were instrumental in reaching this Len Rodman, Black & Veatch CEO, said in the release.
“With the completiobn of this purchase, we can now begin to implement at our worlrd headquarters the same types of innovatived and sustainable solutions we provide every day for our The new world headquartera will include asolar courtyard, solafr canopy, bio garden and innovation pavilion. It also will have extensivr work space, common area, facility and energy-management landscaping enhancements; and rainwater-reuse systems and stormwater run-off management. When completed, the buildingv will be certified via the Leadershipo in Energy andEnvironmental Design, or program of the .
“Bringing these innovativwe and futuristic enhancements to an older facility tomeet tomorrow’es design standards presents a large technical but is the most sustainable solutio for the area,” Rodman said in the release. “It’s a challenge our professionalw relish and take tremendous pride The company has pilotede many of the potentiak design concepts at its more than 100 globalo offices and will draw onits LEED-certified expertzs and architecture, engineering and construction talent for the headquartersx expansion project. Black & Veatch ranks No. 1 on the Kansas City BusinesasJournal ’s list of area engineerinvg firms. The $3.
2 billion companyg is one of the world’s largest consulting and construction
Sunday, January 16, 2011
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Power Book finalists - Technology & Telecommunications - Denver Business Journal:
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Arca moved from downtown Denver to much largert offices in Broomfield in appliedfor U.S. Food & Drug Administratiojn approval to sell the drug itcallse Gencaro, and reached a merger agreement in September with San Calif.-based Nuvelo. Gencaro is the commercial name proposed for thesubstancee bucindolol, a beta blocker Bristow has worked with for more than two Arca should be able to begin selling it, pendingb FDA approval, midway through 2009. Its acquisition of Nuvelo brings more experimental compounds into its drug pipeline and research labsin California.
Bristoaw was the primary founder and chierf medical officerat Westminster-based , which developee drugs to treat cardiovascular disorders. It appeared poisefd to have success with two compoundsz when acquired itfor $2.5 billion in late 2006. www.level3.com James Crowe, founder and longtime CEO of Broomfield-based Leveol 3 Communications, has taken on a more central role with the compan following a rough year and the departure of one of itsothedr founders.
Kevin O’Hara, one of the founders who helped Crow launch Level 3in 1997, left the fiber-optic network and servicez company in March 2008 afte r it continued to struggle with its handling of new customer account s in the wake of six majorr acquisitions in the previous two years. The move left Level 3 withoutr a COOand president, duties Crowe since has filled. Crowd long has touted the increasingly integral role that Leve l3 and, in general, broadbanrd connections and high-tech services will play in a digita economy.
Now, his hands-on leadershiop will be more key tothe company’s Crowe has led Level 3 since it spun off from Omaha-baser construction giant It was the second compangy Crowe launched as a fiber-optic wholesale startup from He built with Kiewit backing, starting in and sold it to WorldCom for $14.3 billionh three years later, a deal that sparked the late-1990w telecom boom. www.dishnetwork.com Charlie Ergen’zs name has been associated for a long timewith direct-to-homew satellite broadcasting and with his company’xs Dish Network programming. But in the past Ergen’s business interests have grown into three separatwe companies charting different coursesfrom Englewood.
At the star of the year, Ergen’s company splift into a stand-alone , a 13.8 million-subscriber satellit e TV company, and , a companty developing set-top boxes for the paid TV industry and othedrtechnology products. Dish Network but ultimately lost, its bid to be the satellite TV partneffor nationally. It was a costly loss to largerfrival , coming afterd Dish Network posted its firsty quarterly loss of subscribers. Ergen’s newest company, LLC, spen t $712 million in early 2008 buying the rights to frequencie s in168 U.S.
cities missing only Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, New York City and Bostob among major mediamarkets — that are expected to be used to broadcasgt video to mobile phones. EchoStar had a contract to beam such mobile video servicesinto China, but that deal appeare to be on hold. www.ibm.comm Larry Longseth, head of Colorad o operations for , is seeing green. One of the largest — if not the largest — corporate effortds in Colorado to adopt more environmentally friendly energy consumptiojn is taking place onthe Armonk, N.Y.-based company’s Bouldedr campus.
Arca moved from downtown Denver to much largert offices in Broomfield in appliedfor U.S. Food & Drug Administratiojn approval to sell the drug itcallse Gencaro, and reached a merger agreement in September with San Calif.-based Nuvelo. Gencaro is the commercial name proposed for thesubstancee bucindolol, a beta blocker Bristow has worked with for more than two Arca should be able to begin selling it, pendingb FDA approval, midway through 2009. Its acquisition of Nuvelo brings more experimental compounds into its drug pipeline and research labsin California.
Bristoaw was the primary founder and chierf medical officerat Westminster-based , which developee drugs to treat cardiovascular disorders. It appeared poisefd to have success with two compoundsz when acquired itfor $2.5 billion in late 2006. www.level3.com James Crowe, founder and longtime CEO of Broomfield-based Leveol 3 Communications, has taken on a more central role with the compan following a rough year and the departure of one of itsothedr founders.
Kevin O’Hara, one of the founders who helped Crow launch Level 3in 1997, left the fiber-optic network and servicez company in March 2008 afte r it continued to struggle with its handling of new customer account s in the wake of six majorr acquisitions in the previous two years. The move left Level 3 withoutr a COOand president, duties Crowe since has filled. Crowd long has touted the increasingly integral role that Leve l3 and, in general, broadbanrd connections and high-tech services will play in a digita economy.
Now, his hands-on leadershiop will be more key tothe company’s Crowe has led Level 3 since it spun off from Omaha-baser construction giant It was the second compangy Crowe launched as a fiber-optic wholesale startup from He built with Kiewit backing, starting in and sold it to WorldCom for $14.3 billionh three years later, a deal that sparked the late-1990w telecom boom. www.dishnetwork.com Charlie Ergen’zs name has been associated for a long timewith direct-to-homew satellite broadcasting and with his company’xs Dish Network programming. But in the past Ergen’s business interests have grown into three separatwe companies charting different coursesfrom Englewood.
At the star of the year, Ergen’s company splift into a stand-alone , a 13.8 million-subscriber satellit e TV company, and , a companty developing set-top boxes for the paid TV industry and othedrtechnology products. Dish Network but ultimately lost, its bid to be the satellite TV partneffor nationally. It was a costly loss to largerfrival , coming afterd Dish Network posted its firsty quarterly loss of subscribers. Ergen’s newest company, LLC, spen t $712 million in early 2008 buying the rights to frequencie s in168 U.S.
cities missing only Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, New York City and Bostob among major mediamarkets — that are expected to be used to broadcasgt video to mobile phones. EchoStar had a contract to beam such mobile video servicesinto China, but that deal appeare to be on hold. www.ibm.comm Larry Longseth, head of Colorad o operations for , is seeing green. One of the largest — if not the largest — corporate effortds in Colorado to adopt more environmentally friendly energy consumptiojn is taking place onthe Armonk, N.Y.-based company’s Bouldedr campus.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Port San Antonio tenant begins air cargo service to Mexico - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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, the port’s foreign trade zone operator, will host the servics on Mexpress. LOGITEX USA will serve as the sales Mexpress is an air cargo transportation company that caterto small- to medium-sized companies that need to ship less than a trailedr load of supplies. Mexpress, in turn, will aggregatwe the cargo andship customers’ materials out via air cargl shippers at the port threer times a week. “This servicw will be very important to companies in need of air cargio transport between our regionj and the strategic cargo centersin Mexico,” says Jorgs Canavati, vice president of businesss development for Port San Antonio.
“At the same time it is an efficient tool for small and medium sizexd companies that need to ship a pallet or two at a The companies involved in this partnership envision offering this service to other markets in Mexicop andCentral America. The companieds could also serve as a feedeer to and from Asia through international aircargo “We are opening new trade horizons in dealing with Port San Mexpress President Carlos Duron
, the port’s foreign trade zone operator, will host the servics on Mexpress. LOGITEX USA will serve as the sales Mexpress is an air cargo transportation company that caterto small- to medium-sized companies that need to ship less than a trailedr load of supplies. Mexpress, in turn, will aggregatwe the cargo andship customers’ materials out via air cargl shippers at the port threer times a week. “This servicw will be very important to companies in need of air cargio transport between our regionj and the strategic cargo centersin Mexico,” says Jorgs Canavati, vice president of businesss development for Port San Antonio.
“At the same time it is an efficient tool for small and medium sizexd companies that need to ship a pallet or two at a The companies involved in this partnership envision offering this service to other markets in Mexicop andCentral America. The companieds could also serve as a feedeer to and from Asia through international aircargo “We are opening new trade horizons in dealing with Port San Mexpress President Carlos Duron
Monday, January 3, 2011
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The Bellevue-based retailer has seen a mountain of lossex and struggled with servicing its debt as sales have droppedd during theeconomic downturn. According to several news sources, includingt the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News Companyy executives have scrambled for months looking for relief from EddieBauer (NASDAQ: EBHI) had reported having $268 milliojn in outstanding debt, includinv $193 million in term loans and $75 million in convertible notes, which company executives have been tryinb to convert into shares of the company.
“The singlre biggest issue facing this company is our debt Our capital structure simply has too much debt for the economicx reality wenow face,” Eddier Bauer CEO Neil Fiskde told industry analysts in a May 14 conferencw call, according to a transcript. Accordingh to filings with the Securities andExchang Commission, Eddie Bauer had total assets of $525.22 million as of The company listed total liabilities of $448.9 Eddie Bauer reported net losseas of $165.5 million in fiscal year 2008, part of a total of $478.y million in losses during the past three fisca l years. In the firstt quarter that endedin April, the compan reported net losses of 44.5 million.
Greg an Atlanta-based consultant for Conway MacKenzie who works with financiallyt stressed retailers lookingto restructure, said Eddi Bauer is facing the same recession-relatec issues as most other retailers in this economy. Sale are down and so is revenue. The big differencse for some retailers — like Eddier Bauer — is that as revenue has tankeethe company’s heavy debt becomes more difficulg to service, he “Virtually every retailer is experiencingt the same thing as Eddie Charleston said. “Maybe because of theie debt Eddie Bauer is feeling the pain more than the but they are all goingthrough it.
” If Eddie Bauer does seek bankruptcy protection, it would be anothee reminder of how the recession is hittinyg home. When WaMu filed for bankruptcyin September, it was the largesy failure in U.S. banking history. WaMu listec debts of about $8 billion and assetss of $32 billion, although it later said some of its assetsz were tied tocompany stock, which becamew virtually worthless. When Wilsonville, Ore.-basesd Joe’s Sports filed for bankruptcy protectionin March, the company listed both assets and debt of $100 millionh to $500 million.
The Bellevue-based retailer has seen a mountain of lossex and struggled with servicing its debt as sales have droppedd during theeconomic downturn. According to several news sources, includingt the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News Companyy executives have scrambled for months looking for relief from EddieBauer (NASDAQ: EBHI) had reported having $268 milliojn in outstanding debt, includinv $193 million in term loans and $75 million in convertible notes, which company executives have been tryinb to convert into shares of the company.
“The singlre biggest issue facing this company is our debt Our capital structure simply has too much debt for the economicx reality wenow face,” Eddier Bauer CEO Neil Fiskde told industry analysts in a May 14 conferencw call, according to a transcript. Accordingh to filings with the Securities andExchang Commission, Eddie Bauer had total assets of $525.22 million as of The company listed total liabilities of $448.9 Eddie Bauer reported net losseas of $165.5 million in fiscal year 2008, part of a total of $478.y million in losses during the past three fisca l years. In the firstt quarter that endedin April, the compan reported net losses of 44.5 million.
Greg an Atlanta-based consultant for Conway MacKenzie who works with financiallyt stressed retailers lookingto restructure, said Eddi Bauer is facing the same recession-relatec issues as most other retailers in this economy. Sale are down and so is revenue. The big differencse for some retailers — like Eddier Bauer — is that as revenue has tankeethe company’s heavy debt becomes more difficulg to service, he “Virtually every retailer is experiencingt the same thing as Eddie Charleston said. “Maybe because of theie debt Eddie Bauer is feeling the pain more than the but they are all goingthrough it.
” If Eddie Bauer does seek bankruptcy protection, it would be anothee reminder of how the recession is hittinyg home. When WaMu filed for bankruptcyin September, it was the largesy failure in U.S. banking history. WaMu listec debts of about $8 billion and assetss of $32 billion, although it later said some of its assetsz were tied tocompany stock, which becamew virtually worthless. When Wilsonville, Ore.-basesd Joe’s Sports filed for bankruptcy protectionin March, the company listed both assets and debt of $100 millionh to $500 million.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Zicam maker pulls products, but affirms safety - Portland Business Journal:
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The FDA said it received more than 130 complaints from consumers saying they have lost their sensse of smell after usingthe products. Jennifee Warren, a former school teacher who livesin Huntsville, said she lost her sense of smell after using Zicam to prevengt the duration of a cold a few yearzs ago, but had never complained to the FDA or the companhy because she figured there was no way to provs Zicam caused her anosmia. She said she doesn’yt want to sue Scottsdale-based Matrixx even after learning others have had thesame experiences. “I don’gt think Zicam was created to hurt anyone,” she said.
“Wr sit here and we rip and we rave about all these drugs not being allowed onthe market. The firsy time anything goes wrong, everybody wants to go sue, sue, sue. That drivess me nuts. I honestly believe the peopled were trying to do somethinhg to help people notget sick.” Williamj Hemelt, acting president and chief operating officer of Matrixx, said the FDA actiobn was taken without reviewing research he would have been more than willinf to provide. “We think the science does not suppor t this allegationat all,” he said.
“Quite honestly, we would not be selling the product if we thought it was Zicam products use a homeopathic remedy calledr ZincumGluconicum 2x, which means they require FDA Dr. Sam Benjamin, a medical doctor with a homeopathic saidhe can’t figure out why the FDA has takej so long to deal with the “I can think of no part of alternative medicine that summons up more worry to conventionak physicians than homeopathy,” said Benjamin, who has a medicalk talk show on KTAR 92.3 FM on Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 1,0009 followers on Twitter. “There are so many drugs around thatcause problems, why would one event want to exposde people to any danger.
” Brett a senior recall strategist at Stericycle Inc. in Lake Forest, Ill., is coming to Phoenix this week to meet with Matrixxs officials to see if he can help the compang withdamage control. Usually, he said, companies will voluntarilgy recall a product before the FDAgets involved. That’xs not how it happened with Matrixx. The FDA steppeed in and warned Matrix that it had received more than 130 consumerf complaints and that the company needed to stop marketing the producty until it can put a warninbg label on its packaging that it couldcausre anosmia. Over the past 10 Berty has worked with manufacturersa to conductabout 1,300 recalls, including Vioxx.
“Typically, hopefully, the manufacturer will work with me prior to approaching theregulatory agency,” he said. “Th e most important thing for Matrixx is you can turn a seeminglyy awful situation into an opportunityif you’res judged by the public as being part of the How swiftly do they executr that will demonstrate theirt concern for the public’s safety.” When the FDA sent the warnint letter to Matrixx and advised consumers not to use certainn Zicam cold remedies, on June 16, Matrixx’s stocj plummeted 70 percent to $5.78u a share. It bounced up a bit to $6.1w3 a day later, but nowhere near its 52-weemk high of $19.
74, near its trading poinf before the FDA sent the warning For the fiscal year endedMarch 31, Matrixcx reported $13.8 million in net income on $112 million in net up from $10.4 million in net incoms on $101 million in net sales a year ago. Hemelt said he will be meetingv with FDA regulators to discuss the He also scheduled a conference callwith
The FDA said it received more than 130 complaints from consumers saying they have lost their sensse of smell after usingthe products. Jennifee Warren, a former school teacher who livesin Huntsville, said she lost her sense of smell after using Zicam to prevengt the duration of a cold a few yearzs ago, but had never complained to the FDA or the companhy because she figured there was no way to provs Zicam caused her anosmia. She said she doesn’yt want to sue Scottsdale-based Matrixx even after learning others have had thesame experiences. “I don’gt think Zicam was created to hurt anyone,” she said.
“Wr sit here and we rip and we rave about all these drugs not being allowed onthe market. The firsy time anything goes wrong, everybody wants to go sue, sue, sue. That drivess me nuts. I honestly believe the peopled were trying to do somethinhg to help people notget sick.” Williamj Hemelt, acting president and chief operating officer of Matrixx, said the FDA actiobn was taken without reviewing research he would have been more than willinf to provide. “We think the science does not suppor t this allegationat all,” he said.
“Quite honestly, we would not be selling the product if we thought it was Zicam products use a homeopathic remedy calledr ZincumGluconicum 2x, which means they require FDA Dr. Sam Benjamin, a medical doctor with a homeopathic saidhe can’t figure out why the FDA has takej so long to deal with the “I can think of no part of alternative medicine that summons up more worry to conventionak physicians than homeopathy,” said Benjamin, who has a medicalk talk show on KTAR 92.3 FM on Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 1,0009 followers on Twitter. “There are so many drugs around thatcause problems, why would one event want to exposde people to any danger.
” Brett a senior recall strategist at Stericycle Inc. in Lake Forest, Ill., is coming to Phoenix this week to meet with Matrixxs officials to see if he can help the compang withdamage control. Usually, he said, companies will voluntarilgy recall a product before the FDAgets involved. That’xs not how it happened with Matrixx. The FDA steppeed in and warned Matrix that it had received more than 130 consumerf complaints and that the company needed to stop marketing the producty until it can put a warninbg label on its packaging that it couldcausre anosmia. Over the past 10 Berty has worked with manufacturersa to conductabout 1,300 recalls, including Vioxx.
“Typically, hopefully, the manufacturer will work with me prior to approaching theregulatory agency,” he said. “Th e most important thing for Matrixx is you can turn a seeminglyy awful situation into an opportunityif you’res judged by the public as being part of the How swiftly do they executr that will demonstrate theirt concern for the public’s safety.” When the FDA sent the warnint letter to Matrixx and advised consumers not to use certainn Zicam cold remedies, on June 16, Matrixx’s stocj plummeted 70 percent to $5.78u a share. It bounced up a bit to $6.1w3 a day later, but nowhere near its 52-weemk high of $19.
74, near its trading poinf before the FDA sent the warning For the fiscal year endedMarch 31, Matrixcx reported $13.8 million in net income on $112 million in net up from $10.4 million in net incoms on $101 million in net sales a year ago. Hemelt said he will be meetingv with FDA regulators to discuss the He also scheduled a conference callwith
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